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LA Transportation ClubAugust 11, 2015
Connecting Florida to the World
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FECR overview
Quality infrastructure• 351 miles of mainline track
– 136-per pound per yard continuous welded rail– Concrete ties
• Only intermodal rail service along Florida’seast coast
Flexible service options• Multiple daily train departures
• 78% FECR business is intermodal– FECR owned drayage operation– FECR owned chassis fleet
• Carload
Excellent connectivity• Direct link between Florida’s rail traffic and the national rail network• Efficient north/south mode for freight transportation• Exclusive partnerships with strategic ports in Florida• Strategic commercial alliances
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Fort Lauderdale /Port Everglades
Port of Palm Beach
PortMiami
Fort Pierce
Cocoa Beach
Orlando
Jacksonville(FECR Headquarters)
Hialeah
2 day transit
Port Canaveral
Atlanta
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Pompano Beach
Intermodal Services
CSX TrackNS Track
FECR Track
FEC Highway Services
Port Facilities
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Florida market overview
Key Florida attributesLarge consumer market• Over 20 million residents, 3rd largest state population
behind California and Texas (1)
• 4th largest state economy in the U.S. (by GDP) (2)
• More than 97 million out-of-state visitors annually
Strategic location• Primary gateway to Latin America; accounts for more than
one-third of all U.S. trade with Latin America
• 3 of the nation’s 15 largest container seaports
• Closest U.S. ports of call from Panama Canal (PortMiamiand Port Everglades)
• Closest U.S. ports to Cuba(1) U.S. Census Bureau 2014(2) Bureau of Economic Analysis
Population density alongFECR corridor
Population
FECR
Population
FECR
FECR track
Charlotte
Jacksonville
Orlando
Fort LauderdaleMiami
Atlanta
Nashville
U.S. interstate highway
Knoxville
AugustaMacon
Montgomery
Birmingham
Tampa
Tallahassee
Peachtree-Sunshine Express
Connecting the two largest markets in the Southeast
• Service from NS Inman Yard (Atlanta)
• 2nd morning service between Atlanta,Fort Lauderdale and Miami
• Gateway to Florida from the mid-south
• Door-to-door pickup and delivery:– Controlled by FECR owned trucks
and chassis
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CSX and FECR Threads / PiedmontExpress service
Intermodal rail connection running between Charlotte and Fort Lauderdaleand Miami.
• Currently handling time–sensitive garment trade shipments
• 2nd day intermodal rail service
• Lower cost solution
• FECR managed door-to-door pickupand delivery
Threads / Piedmont Express
FECR track
Charlotte
Jacksonville
Orlando
Fort LauderdaleMiami
Atlanta
Nashville
U.S. interstate highway
Knoxville
AugustaMacon
Montgomery
Birmingham
Tampa
Tallahassee
Lexington
Richmond
Greenville
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Beeline – connecting Florida Portswith Central Florida
Features• 5-days-a-week scheduled overnight
service between Miami and Cocoa, Miami and Fort Pierce, Fort Lauderdale and Cocoa and between Jacksonville and Cocoa
• Superior service to all motor routing
• Reliable, efficient, cost-effectiveaccess to markets and customers
Route:
• Miami to Cocoa: 194-miles• Miami to Fort Pierce: 132-miles• Fort Lauderdale to Cocoa: 179-miles• Jacksonville to Cocoa: 146-miles
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Jacksonville
U.S. interstate highway
Cocoa
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Lakeland
OrlandoA few of our customers served in Central Florida:
SWS
Rooms to Go
Major theme park
Pelliconi
American Chung Nam
FF’s & NVOCC’s accounts
Stone and tile importers
Universal Forest Products Inc.
Fort Pierce
PortMiami: infrastructure in place
FECR exclusive on–dock rail at PortMiami:• Seamless, double-stack daily train service to
and from the Port for inland imports and exports
• Decreased truck traffic congestion in/around the Port
• Maximize offload with fast service into major markets:– Southeast U.S. within 2 days (population: 75M)– Northeast & Midwest U.S. in 3 – 4 days (population: 124M)
PortMiami Tunnel:• Direct access to U.S. interstate highway system
• Rapid truck turnaround time into/out of the Port
• 1.5M trucks routed via tunnel instead of downtown Miami, lowering emissions and idle time
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau 2014
PortMiami: big ships welcome
–50/52 ft. deep dredge:• Complete summer 2015
• October 2015: ready to accommodate fully laden vessels up to 14,000 TEU’s
• 2.5 miles from sea buoy to berth
• Closest U.S. east coast port tothe Panama Canal
PortMiami named Most Productive Porton the U.S. east coast by JOC
Six Super Post-Panamax cranes:• 22 containers wide• 9 containers high above deck• 11 containers below deck• No height restrictions
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Fort Lauderdale IntermodalContainer Transfer Facility
Features• 43-acres
• Adjacent to Port Everglades
• 2 gate complexes – domestic and international
• 11 Automatic Gate System kiosks (AGS)and Equipment Imaging Portals (EIP):– 4 domestic / 7 international (3 in/out + 1 convertible)– Rapid truck turn around
• 3 RTG cranes with auto steering
• 9,000 ft total (3 x 3000 ft) processing track
• 12,000 ft total (4 x 3000 ft) storage track
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Future BerthingArrangement
EXPANSION
Deeper and wider channels
TODAYCurrent BerthingArrangement
Deeper (48’+1’+1’) and wider channels• Lengthen existing deep-water turn-around area
for cargo ships from 900 ft to 2,400 ft
• 1.5 miles from sea buoy to Port turning basin
Southport turning notch extension• Add 4 new cargo berths and 5 Super
Post-Panamax gantry cranes– Enhance existing cranes to handle
heavier loads
• More than 3,000 construction jobswill be created
Port Everglades is poised for super Post-Panamax world
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UPDATE: Pre-construction Engineering andDesign phase initiated (June 26, 2015)
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Future SFLC (130 Acres)
12 Miles/ 19.31KM
Port MiamiFECR Hialeah Yard FECR Track
MIA Airport
SFLC (130 Acres)
• 200-acre complex • 1.5 million square feet of FTZ warehousing providing full-service logistics solutions for import/export goods through Port Everglades and PortMiami
• Direct link with all four major modes of transportation for the efficient movement of goods via air, ocean, rail and truck
South Florida Logistics Center (SFLC): connectivity
South Florida Logistics Center
A state-of-the-art intermodal logistics hub
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FECR investing in the future: fleet expansion
FECR equipment
• 53 ft. containers – 1,162
• 53 ft. trailers – 50
• 48 ft. trailers – 165
• Flatbed trailers – 108
• 53 ft refrigerated trailers – 50
• 53 ft. chassis – 337
• International chassis – 327(20 ft. / 40 ft. / 45 ft. / 48 ft.)
FEC Highway Services• Provides drayage and regional
trucking
• Committed year-round capacity
• Qualcomm equipped tractors
• GPS equipment in all containers
• Local knowledge and customer specific delivery expertise
• 242 FEC Owner Operators
Leading the way with LNG
• FECR received 24 new GE ES44C4 Tier 3 locomotives to be used for thru-freight,heavy haul service between Jacksonville and Miami, Florida
• Fuel efficient power to support current operations and future FECR growth
• Trip Optimizer technology: in-cab smart cruise control to manage fuel usage and maintain predictable transit times
• LNG capable fleet:– FECR has made the decision to test
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
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Features:• Visibility of shipments, billing and
equipment across FECR network
• Customized Customer Dashboard– View all shipments in system– Historical data about a
particular shipment
• Place orders for service, equipment moves electronically
Benefits:• Access to complete, real-time information
24/7– Supported by GE RailConnect mCrew
mobile technology
• Ease of use, reduced time forroutine transactions
• Ability to react quickly to address changing business need
FECR Connect: added conveniencefor customers
On-line customer portal
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Investing in people
Program status• Three students hired into the program in 2014
– From Jacksonville, Fort Pierce and Miami– All three students remain in the program today
• 2 students to be included in this Apprentice Program by2015 year end
• Training the young generation to enter the railroad industry– Training includes all major railroad craft positions
• Candidates will join FECR traditional workforce after18 months in either transportation, engineering,or mechanical departments
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FECRFECR high school apprentice program
Program sources• 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project (http://5000rolemodels.dadeschools.net)• Duval County Schools
– Wolfson High School – Jacksonville
Stay connected with FECR
Websitewww.fecrwy.com
Phone1.800.824.2330
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@fecrwy
Florida East Coast Railwayconnecting Florida to the world